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SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND

FACILITIES TO MEMBERS

AT A GLANCE

LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT

NEW DELHI

No. 10/2 LARRDIS/Parly./2014

© 2014 by Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure

and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and printed

by M/s Jainco Art India, 13/10, W.E.A., Karol Bagh,

New Delhi-110 005.

PREFACE

Article 106 of the Constitution of India provides

that the members of either House of Parliament

shall be entitled to receive such salaries and

allowances as may from time to time be determined

by Parliament by law. The Salary, Allowances and

Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, enacted

in pursuance to the constitutional provision, governs

the salaries and allowances of the members. A

Joint Committee of the two Houses, constituted

from time to time, frame rules, after consultation

with the Government of India, to provide for matters

like medical, housing, telephone facilities, etc. and

for regulating the payment of daily and travelling

allowances under the said Act. The Act and the

rules made thereunder have been amended from

time to time, in keeping with the changing

requirements.

This publication is an attempt to give at one

place salaries, allowances, other entitlements and

all amenities and facilities available to members of

Lok Sabha so that members, especially the newly

elected, could know them at a glance. However,

the information contained in this publication is not

exhaustive and members may consult the concerned

branch of the Secretariat, as indicated at the end

of each entry in bold letters for detailed information.

(i)

I hope the publication will be found informative

and useful by the members. Suggestions for

improvement are welcome.

NEW DELHI; P. SREEDHARANMay 2014 Secretary-General,

Vaisakha, 1936 (Saka) Lok Sabha

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CONTENTS

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Preface ............................................. (i)

CHAPTER I

Salaries, Allowances and other Entitlements

1. Salaries and Allowances ................... 1

2. Travelling Allowance and TravelFacilities ...................................... 2

3. Accommodation ............................. 5

4. Telephone Facilities ........................ 7

5. Water and Electricity ...................... 8

6. Medical Facilities ........................... 9

7. Advance for Purchase of Conveyance ... 10

8. Income Tax Facilities ...................... 10

9. Scheme of Financial Entitlement ofMembers of Lok Sabha for Purchase ofComputers .................................... 11

CHAPTER II

Amenities and Facilities

1. Personal RF Tags/Car Parking Label/Vehicle RF Tags/PA/PS Passes/Visitors’Gallery Passes ............................... 13

(iii)

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2. Transport Facilities

(i) Ferry Vehicles through Transport

Desk...................................... 16

(ii) Taxis and Scooters outside

Parliament House Annexe ........... 16

(iii) Rail Booking ............................ 16

(iv) Air Booking ............................. 17

3. Banking Facilities ........................... 17

4. Diplomatic Passport ........................ 18

5. NDMC Liaison Office ....................... 18

6. LPG Service Counter of Oil

Companies.................................... 19

7. Security Arrangement in Members

Residential Localities ...................... 19

8. Army Disposal Vehicles .................... 20

9. Catering Service ............................ 20

10. Kendriya Bhandar ........................... 22

11. Steel Lockers ................................ 22

12. Publications Counter ....................... 23

13. Stationery and Greeting Cards ........... 23

14. Gazette of India ............................ 24

15. Club Facilities ............................... 24

16. Post Offices .................................. 25

(iv)

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CHAPTER III

General Assistance

1. Mode of Payment of Salary, TA/DA toMembers ...................................... 26

2. Stenographic Assistance to Members ... 27

3. Parliamentary Notice Office .............. 27

4. Distribution Branch ......................... 28

5. Legislative Branch .......................... 29

6. Research and Information ................. 29

7. Who’s Who Cell—16th Lok Sabha ........ 29

8. Parliament Library .......................... 30

9. Members’ Reference Service ............. 32

10. Documentation .............................. 33

11. Press Clipping ............................... 34

12. Reprography Service ....................... 34

13. Audio-visual Service ........................ 35

14. Parliamentary Museum & Archives ...... 36

15. Bureau of Parliamentary Studies andTraining (BPST) .............................. 36

16. Press and Public Relations ................ 38

17. Lok Sabha Television ....................... 38

18. Simultaneous Interpretation Service .... 39

19. Welfare Branch .............................. 39

20. Membership of Indian ParliamentaryGroup ......................................... 40

(v)

(vi)

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CHAPTER IV

Committee on Members of ParliamentLocal Area Development Scheme ........... 41

CHAPTER V

Facilities to ex-members of Parliament ... 43

Important Telephone Numbers................. 46

Index ................................................ 49

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CHAPTER I

SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND

OTHER ENTITLEMENTS

1. Salaries and Allowances

The Salaries and Allowances of members are

governed by the Salary, Allowances and Pension

of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, as

amended from time to time, and the rules made

thereunder.

Monthly Salary

● Each member of the Lok Sabha and the

Rajya Sabha is entitled to receive a salary of

Rs. 50,000/- per month during the whole term

of office. (The term of office of a member

begins with the date of publication of the

notification by the Election Commission and ends

with the date on which that seat becomes

vacant.)

Daily Allowance

● Rs. 2,000/- per day for each day of residence

on duty. (Daily Allowance shall be paid only

when a member signs the register maintained

for the purpose.)

Constituency Allowance

● Rs. 45,000/- per month.

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Office Expense Allowance

● Rs. 45,000/- per month.

[Out of these, Rs. 15,000/- for meeting expenses

on stationery items and postage, and Rs. 30,000/-

is paid by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat

to the person(s) as may be engaged by a member

for obtaining secretarial assistance provided

that one such person must be computer literate

as certified by the member.]

[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch

Room No. 405, Fourth Floor

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407

E-mail: [email protected]]

2. Travelling Allowance (TA) and Travel Facilities

(a) Travelling Allowance

A member is entitled to the following allowances

for the journeys performed for attending a

Parliament Session or meeting of a Parliamentary

Committee or for the purpose of attending any

other business connected with the duties as a

member from the usual place of residence to

the place of duty and for return journey from

such place to the usual place of residence:

● By Rail: One free non-transferable First class

AC or Executive class of any train pass and

one First class and one Second class fare.

● By Air: One and one-fourth air fare of the

airlines in which the member travels.

● By Road: Rs. 16/- per km.

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(b) Travel Facilities

(i) Air Travel Facility: Every member has been

given the facility to avail 34 single air journeys

during a year with spouse or any number of

companions or relatives. The spouse/companion

can travel alone eight times in a year to meet

the member. Any journey performed by the

spouse, companions or relatives shall be added

in computing the ceiling of 34 air journeys.

The balance of unused air journeys for a year

shall be carried over to the following year.

A member performing more than 34 air journeys

in a year, is allowed to adjust not exceeding

8 air journeys available for the next year.

(ii) Rail Travel Facility: A member, on the

strength of the Identity Card, is entitled to travel

at any time by any railway in India in first class

air-conditioned or executive class. The Identity

Card issued to the member is non-transferable.

The Identity Card also entitles the member to

be accompanied by one person in air-conditioned

two-tier, while travelling by rail.

(iii) Facilities for Spouse of a Member: One

free non-transferable railway pass to travel in

first class air-conditioned or executive class in

any train, and if travelled by air, an amount

equal to the air fare, from the usual place of

residence of a member to Delhi and back during

Parliament Session subject to 8 such journeys in

a year.

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(iv) The spouse is entitled to travel in first class

air-conditioned or executive class in all the trains

with the member from any place in India to any

other place in India. A member having no spouse

is entitled to accompany with any other person

in lieu of spouse in any train in first class air-

conditioned or executive class from any place

in India to any other place in India in addition

to the facility already available to the member

in respect of one companion in AC-II tier.

Facilities to Physically Incapacitated Members

A member who is physically incapacitated is

entitled to:

● By Air: One additional air fare for the

accompanying person.

● By Rail: A companion in the same class in

which the member travels in lieu of the

air-conditioned two tier class railway pass.

● By Road: One road mileage. A physically

incapacitated member who cannot perform

journey by rail or air, is entitled to road

mileage for the entire journey performed

by road.

[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch

Room No. 405, Fourth Floor

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407

E-mail: [email protected]]

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3. Accommodation

(i) Transit Accommodation:

● After every General Election for Lok Sabha,arrangements are made for stay of newlyelected members temporarily in StateGovernments’ Guest Houses/Bhawans,Hotels, etc. in New Delhi in consultationwith Directorate of Estates, Ministry of UrbanDevelopment. Such accommodation istreated as transit accommodation.

● During stay in transit accommodation, amember shall be provided single suite freeof licence fee till such time regularaccommodation is made available. However,members will be liable to pay charges forfood and other additional service includingcharges of telephone, etc. during their stayin State Guest Houses/Bhawans, Hotels, etc.directly to the authorities concerned.

● On the request of the members, MTNL shallinstall a temporary telephone connection inthe transit accommodation and thetelephone calls made during stay in GuestHouses shall be adjusted against the totalfree calls admissible during a year.

(ii) Regular Accommodation:

● Each member is entitled to a rent free flator hostel accommodation throughout theterm of office. A member allotted housing

accommodation in the form of a Bungalow

on request shall pay full normal licence fee

if entitled to such accommodation.

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● Members of Lok Sabha or their families can

retain Government Accommodation for a

maximum period of one month after their

term ends or resignation/removal or ceasing

to be a member of Lok Sabha on payment

of the same rent/licence fee, if any, which

they were paying immediately before the

occurrence of any of the events mentioned

above.

● The family of a deceased member of

Parliament may retain Government

accommodation for a maximum period of

six months from the date of death of such

a member on payment of the same rent/

licence fee, if any, prior to the occurrence

of aforementioned event.

(iii) Guest Accommodation:

The guests of members can avail accommodation

at Western Court Hostel, Janpath.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

[Western Court, Janpath, New Delhi

Telephone No.: (011) 23341238]

(iv) Other Facilities:

Other facilities enjoyed by members include

washing of sofa covers and curtains every three

months; furniture within the monetary ceiling

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of Rs. 60,000 in respect of durable furniture

and Rs. 15,000 for non-durable furniture; and

also 25 per cent remission in the rents on

account of any improvement or addition made

to it or any additional service provided thereto

by way of furniture, electrical equipment and

other services.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

4. Telephone Facilities

● A member is entitled to have three

telephones, out of which at least one

telephone should be installed at residence

or office in Delhi and one at usual place of

residence or a place selected by the member

in the constituency or the State in which

the member resides; the third telephone

can be installed at either of the aforesaid

place.

● 50,000 local calls during a year are free on

each of the three telephones.

● These 50,000 free local calls can be clubbed

together which comes to 1,50,000 local calls

in a year.

● Every member is entitled to one mobile

phone connection of MTNL and another

mobile phone connection of MTNL/BSNL or

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any private mobile operator, in case MTNL/BSNL services are not available, withnational roaming facility for utilization inthe constituency. The calls made from thesemobile phones are adjusted from the above-mentioned 1,50,000 free local calls availableto the member on three telephones.

● The 3G facility as offered by MTNL/BSNL isoptional for members. The charges towardsthe 3G package as well as additional usageof facility will be adjustable within theaforesaid 1,50,000 free calls available tothe member.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402Fourth Floor, Parliament House AnnexeTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452E-mail: [email protected]]

[Liaison Officer MTNL/BSNL, Room No. 520Fifth Floor, Parliament House AnnexeTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034520, 23014477]

5. Water and Electricity

● 4000 kilolitre of water and 50,000 units ofelectricity (25,000 units measured on lightmeter and 25,000 units measured on powermeter or pooled together) per annumbeginning from 1 January of every year issupplied free of cost at the residenceallotted to a member in Delhi/New Delhi orto a member residing in private

accommodation in Delhi.

● The unutilized units of electricity and water

are carried over to the subsequent years

and any excess consumption in a particular

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year is adjusted from the units available for

the next year.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected] ]

6. Medical Facilities

● A Member of Parliament is entitled to same

medical facilities as are available to the

Class-I officers of Central Civil Services,

under Central Government Health Scheme

(CGHS).

● A First-Aid-Post in the Lobby of the Central

Hall of Parliament House and a Medical

Centre in the basement of Parliament House

Annexe function throughout the year to

render First-Aid to Members of Parliament

and to meet the First-Aid requirement

arising in the precincts of the Parliament

House Complex.

[First-Aid-Post, PH (Central Hall Lounge)

Telephone No.: (011) 23017275]

● The Medical Centre has X-Ray, Ultra Sound,

ECG, Pathological Laboratory facilities and

consultation in Cardiac, Dental, Ophthalmic,

ENT, Gynae, Skin, Orthopaedic, Psychiatric

and Surgical Specialities. Apart from this,

the services of Dietician, Paediatrician,

Physiotherapist are also available on given

days of the weeks. The Medical Centre

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maintains a record of Health status of eachMember of Parliament.

[Medical Centre, PHA (Basement)

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034100, 23034500]

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

7. Advance for Purchase of Conveyance

● Upto Rs. 4,00,000/- are advanced to a

member for the purchase of conveyance.

● Recovery of the said advance, together with

interest thereon, as applicable on loan to

Government servants, shall be made from

the salary bill of the member in not more

than 60 equal monthly installments which

shall not extend beyond the tenure of

membership.

[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch

Room No. 405, Fourth Floor

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407

E-mail: [email protected]]

8. Income Tax Facilities

● For the purpose of income tax, the salary

and allowances received by member are

taxed under the head “income from other

sources” and consequently, no income-tax

is deducted at source. The daily allowanceand constituency allowance are exempt fromincome tax.

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● An Income Tax Cell is set up by the Ministryof Finance (Department of Revenue) in theParliament House Annexe throughout theyear in order to assist members in filingtheir tax returns and in resolving theirqueries relating to the payment of incometax.

[Income Tax Cell, Ground FloorParliament House AnnexeTelephone No.: (011) 23034062]

9. Scheme of Financial Entitlement of Membersof Lok Sabha for Purchase of Computers

● Under the Provision of Computer Equipment(Members of Lok Sabha) Rules, 2009(available on the website of Lok Sabha), amember of Lok Sabha who has been electedin general election/nominated by thePresident or elected in by-election/nominated by the President and whoseremaining term of Lok Sabha is less than3 years, is entitled to purchase computerequipment i.e. Desktop, Laptop, Printer,Scanner, Palmtop, e-Reader etc. within themonetary ceiling of Rs. 2 Lakh orRs. 1,50,000/- as the case may be duringthe term of a Lok Sabha. In case a memberprefers to purchase computer equipmentwithout e-Reader, the financial entitlementshall be restricted to the amount ofRs. 1,50,000/- or Rs. 1 Lakh, as the casemay be.

● Method to be followed for payment/reimbursement: The member may ideallypurchase the computer equipment from

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authorized dealers of Original EquipmentManufacturers (OEMs) and pass on the proofof payment (in original) to the Computer(Hardware & Software) Management Branchfor reimbursement.

Members may also purchase computerequipment from the vendors of their choiceby satisfying themselves about thegenuineness of the products, warranty coverand the quality of after sale service support.On certification by the Computer (Hardware& Software) Management Branch, theMember’s Salaries and Allowances Branchshall make the reimbursement to themembers.

Alternatively, a member may bring theproforma invoice for the computerequipment to be procured. On certificationby the Computer (Hardware & Software)Management Branch, the Member's Salariesand Allowances Branch shall make thepayment directly to the authorized dealer/supplier.

● On ceasing to be a member, computerequipment purchased will remain with themember at the depreciated cost thereof.

[Members’ Query Booth, Room No. G-127Parliament Library BuildingTelephone Nos.: (011) 23035055, 23794886

or

Computer (HW&SW) Management Branch,Room No. FB-149, Parliament Library BuildingTelephone Nos.: (011) 23035290, 23035328E-mail Address: [email protected]]

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CHAPTER II

AMENITIES AND FACILITIES

1. Personal RF Tags/Car Parking Label/Vehicle RF

Tags/PA/PS Passes/Visitors’ Gallery Passes

(a) Issue of Personal RF Tags to the Members:

Members of Lok Sabha are issued with

individual RF Tags from Centralised Pass Issue

Cell (CPIC), near Reception Office,

Parliament House (PH) to enable their entry

into PH estate unhindered. Members can get

the same issued by filling the requisite

proforma available with the branch.

(b) Issue of Personal RF Tags to Spouse of

Members: The spouse of members are also

issued with a RF Tag to facilitate their entry

in the PH Complex unhindered.

(c) MP Car Parking Label (Annual): Members

are issued Annual MP Car Park Labels by

CPIC to enable them to bring their personal

vehicles in Parliament House Estate. Only

one Car Park Label is issued to a member.

(d) Issue of Vehicle RF Tags to Members: RF

Tags for Members’ vehicles are also issued

from CPIC, to enable members to bring their

personal vehicles into the Parliament House

estate unhindered.

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(e) Issue of PA/PS Passes: Passes for PA/PS of

members for entry to Parliament House,

valid for Session/Inter-Session period are

issued on an application made by the

member concerned on a prescribed form

available from Centralised Pass Issue Cell,

giving full particulars of the PA/PS.

(f) Visitors’ Gallery Passes

(i) Same Day Visitors’ Passes: Same day

visitors’ cards are issued, during session

period, to only spouses, children and

close relatives of members and not more

than two same day visitors’ cards are

issued to a member.

(ii) Next Day Visitors’ Passes: Visitors’ passes

are also issued for next day and

application forms for such visitors’ cards

should be delivered in the Centralised

Pass Issue Cell preferably, by 1600 hrs.

on the working day previous to the date

for which the visitors’ cards are required.

(iii) Issue of Central Hall Passes: Central Hall

passes are issued only on

recommendation of the members to

sitting MLAs/MLCs; Chief Ministers/State

Ministers; Former Chief Ministers;

Former Presiding Officers of State

Legislatures; Former Ministers of States;

Spouses of sitting MPs; and Blood

relatives of members of Lok Sabha (only

son/daughter/father and mother).

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(iv) Issue of Special Gallery Passes: Special

Gallery Passes are issued to son/

daughter/father/mother of a member,

on recommendation of the member

concerned. Children below the age of

10 years are not admitted to Gallery.

(v) Issue of Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery

(DVG) Passes: DVG passes are issued on

day-to-day basis in favour of spouses of

sitting members of Lok Sabha on the

recommendation of the member

concerned.

DVG passes are also issued in favour of

the following persons on the

recommendation of the members:

● Members and Secretaries of State

Legislatures,

● Judges, Vice-Chancellors and high

officials of the Government of India

and State Government,

● Men of standing in public life, such

as Presidents of All India Political

Parties,

● Distinguished visitors from foreign

countries.

[Centralised Pass Issue Cell

(Near Reception Office, Parliament House)

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034672, 23035073]

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2. Transport Facilities

(i) Ferry Vehicles through Transport Desk

There is a Transport Desk from wherevehicles are provided to facilitate themembers to go from Parliament complex totheir residences and vice-versa in New Delhi.The transport facility is provided to allmembers of Parliament between theirresidences and Parliament House Complexon a payment of a token amount ofRs. 5/- for each trip.

[Transport Desk, Parliament HouseTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034859, 23034867,23035139, 23035183, 23093469]

(ii) Taxis and Scooters Outside ParliamentHouse Annexe

During Session Period, arrangements aremade for availability of taxis and scootersat taxi stand outside Parliament HouseComplex with the assistance of Delhi Police.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402Fourth Floor, Parliament House AnnexeTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452E-mail: [email protected]]

(iii) Rail Booking

Railway Booking and Reservation Officesfunction in Parliament House and near OuterReception Office, Parliament Housethroughout the year for the convenience ofmembers:

● The reservation of accommodation intrains for members and their spouses ismade from the Reservation Office,Parliament House.

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● Reservation of accommodation for

members’ guests/attendants/friends

etc. is made from the Reservation

Office, near Outer Reception Office,

Parliament House.

[Railway Booking, Room No. 131, Third Floor

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23017369, 23034741

Reservation Office, Near Reception

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034364, 23034365]

(iv) Air Booking

An Air Booking Office of Air India functions

in Parliament House throughout the year.

Arrangements also exist for members to book

air tickets with the Air India Booking Office

in Safdurjung Airport, New Delhi. The

booking can also be done by members over

the telephone in certain circumstances.

[Air Booking, Room No.131-A, Third Floor

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23017670, 23034735]

3. Banking Facilities

State Bank of India Branches at Parliament

House and Annexe: Branches of the State Bank

of India function in Parliament House and

Annexe. Besides the normal banking facilities,

they accept payment in respect of income-tax

and other direct taxes, investment plans, etc.

Safe deposit lockers have also been provided at

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Parliament House Annexe Branch for the

convenience of members. ATM facility is provided

for the convenience of members in Parliament

House Annexe and Parliament Library Building.

[State Bank of India, Branch Manager

First Floor, Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23011364, 23034653;

State Bank of India, Chief Manager

Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034241, 23034477,

23012647

ATMs:

ATM, Ground Floor, Near MP Entry Gate

Parliament Library Building

ATM Ground Floor, Near Post Office

Parliament House Annexe]

4. Diplomatic Passport

Members and their Spouses are eligible for

Diplomatic Passport for going abroad on study

tour/conference/private visit.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

5. NDMC Liaison Office

A Liaison Office of the New Delhi Municipal

Council (NDMC) functions in Parliament House

Annexe throughout the year to look into the

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complaints of members with regard to meters

installed at their residences and all other

matters connected with the NDMC, including

electricity and water bills of the members.

[NDMC, Liaison Officer, Room No. 314

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034314, 23034316]

6. LPG Service Counter of Oil Companies

The Service Counter of the Public Sector Oil

Companies in regard to supply of LPG and other

related matters, functions during Session period

in Parliament House Annexe for the convenience

of members.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

7. Security Arrangement in Members Residential

Localities

A Special Cell has been set up by Delhi Police

in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner of

Police, Police Station, Parliament Street,

New Delhi, to assist the members of Parliament

to maintain the security of their residences.

The timing of the Cell is from 0900 hours to

1900 hours daily. Members can inform the Cell

as and when they happen to go outside Delhi to

enable the Police Authorities to make necessary

arrangements for the security of their residences

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during their absence from Delhi. For any other

assistance required from the local police,

members may also contact the Cell.

[Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police

Nodal Police Officer, New Delhi

Telephone No.: (011) 23344452]

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

8. Army Disposal Vehicles

Members may apply for Army Disposal Vehiclesfrom the Ministry of Defence. The requests fromthe members are forwarded to Ministry of

Defence for release of Army Disposal Vehiclesfrom the Army Disposal Stock.

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

9. Catering Service

(i) Parliament House/Annexe

● There are two refreshment rooms on the

first floor of Parliament House and one snackbar near the Central Hall. Refreshmentfacilities are also available in the Parliament

House, Reception Office for members andtheir guests. Similar facilities are available

for members in the Parliament House Annexe

as well as the Parliament Library Building.

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● In addition to the two refreshment rooms in

the Parliament House, the Tea Board and

the Coffee Board run their own stalls for

the benefit of members.

● There are also stalls in Parliament House

and Parliament House Annexe where milk

products of the Delhi Milk Scheme are

available.

[Member’s Refreshment, Room No. 70

Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034998

Member’s Refreshment, Room No. 73

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034788, 23034614

Reception Office, Canteen

Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034724

Snack Bar, Central Hall

Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034647

Coffee Board, Central Hall

Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034649

Tea Board, Central Hall

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23035320, 23034651]

(ii) North Avenue, South Avenue and Western

Court Hostel

Northern Railway Catering Service is running

MPs’ Canteen in North Avenue for the

convenience of Members of Parliament and

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their guests. In South Avenue, catering

services is being run by a private caterer. In

Western Court Hostel, the canteen is run by

the India Tourism Development Corporation

(ITDC).

[Railway Catering, North Avenue

Telephone No.: (011) 23092128;

Catering Service, South Avenue

Telephone No.: (011) 23014572;

ITDC Catering, Western Court Hostel

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23340070, 23347083]

10. Kendriya Bhandar

A branch of the Kendriya Bhandar located at

23, Mahadev Road is open from 0930 hrs. to

1830 hrs. for the sale of essential commodities

(such as grocery, toiletries and household items,

textiles, watches, etc.).

[Kendriya Bhandar

Telephone No.: (011) 23358149]

[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402

Fourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452

E-mail: [email protected]]

11. Steel Lockers

Steel lockers are available for members in the

outer Lobby of Lok Sabha for keeping their

parliamentary papers. Lockers are allotted on

first come first served basis. A member can be

allotted locker on request made to Parliamentary

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Notice Office. The key of the locker will be

handed over to the member there.

[Parliamentary Notice Office, Room No. 23

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034610, 23034621,

23017700

E-mail: [email protected]]

12. Publications Counter

Certain Parliamentary papers and publicationsof Lok Sabha Secretariat and publications

received from various Ministries of theGovernment of India for distribution are placedat the Publications Counter. Members may obtain

their copies on request. The Counter is situatedin the Entrance Hall of the Lobby of theLok Sabha near Gate No. 2.

[Publications Counter, Ground Floor

Parliament House

Telephone No.: 23034645]

13. Stationery and Greeting Cards

The standardized Letter Head Stationery andDiwali, Id and New Year Greeting Cards are

printed by this Secretariat and sold to memberson a no-profit-no-loss basis through the SalesBranch/Publications Counter.

[Sales Counter, Reception, Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034726

Publications Counter, Ground Floor

Parliament House

Telephone No.: (011) 23034645]

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14. Gazette of India

Complete copies of the Gazette of India and

other priced publications of Government of India

are available with the Manager of Publications,

Government of India, Civil Lines, Delhi. Copies

of the Gazette of India are also available with

Gazettes and Debates Section of LARRDIS,

Lok Sabha Secretariat, for reference by members.

[Gazettes and Debates Section, FB-025

F-Block, Parliament Library Building

Telephone No.: (011) 23034797]

15. Club Facilities

● The Constitution Club located inside the

Vithalbhai Patel House Complex, about half

a kilometre from Parliament House, houses

an auditorium named after the first Speaker

G.V. Mavalankar and a modern swimming

pool.

● The Club and the Auditorium are made

available to all the parliamentary parties

for their political activities. Apart from

these, facilities for indoor and outdoor

games such as badminton, etc. are provided

in the Club premises. Talks, discussions and

other cultural activities are organised on

suitable occasions under the auspices of the

Club management.

● In addition to the main Club, there are two

Community Centres, well equipped with

facilities for indoor games, one each in the

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North Avenue and the South Avenue, where

the majority of members reside.

[Manager, Constitution Club

Vithalbhai Patel House, Rafi Marg

Telephone No.: (011) 23711849]

16. Post Offices

Two Sub-Post Offices—one on Ground Floor near

Lift No. 5 in Parliament House and another at

the basement in Parliament House Annexe—

functions on all working days from 1000 to

1800 hours.

[Post Office, Ground Floor

Parliament House (near Lift No. 5)

Telephone No.: (011) 23017346

Post Office, Basement

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone No.: (011) 23014121]

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CHAPTER III

GENERAL ASSISTANCE

1. Mode of Payment of Salary, TA/DA to Members

The payment of the Salary, Travelling and Daily

Allowance to members is made either by means

of cheques drawn on State Bank of India,

Sansadiya Soudha, New Delhi or through direct

remittance into their accounts in State Bank of

India, Sansad Bhawan. The cheques are drawn

either in the name of the member or his banker,

as may be desired by him.

When the House is in session, to ensure

expeditious delivery of cheques to members and

also to deal with their enquiries in this regard

satisfactorily, one of the cheque-writer is

deputed daily at the Cheques Counter in the

Parliamentary Notice Office before the

commencement of the sitting of Lok Sabha till

the working hours of the Bank viz. State Bank

of India, Parliament House branch.

[Pay & Accounts Office (Cheques and Funds)

Room No. 301, Third Floor

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034301, 23035107

E-mail: [email protected]]

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2. Stenographic Assistance to Members

Members are provided with limited stenographic

and typing assistance both in English and Hindi.

Members may give only parliamentary work notexceeding three or four pages of dictation and/

or typing at a time in the Stenographers’ Pool,as the Staff in the Stenographers’ Pool haveinstructions not to undertake work of non-

parliamentary nature.

[Stenographers and Typists Pool for Members

Room No. 20-B, Ground Floor and

Room No. 129-A, Third Floor, Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034641, 23035473]

3. Parliamentary Notice Office

Parliamentary Notice Office receives allcommunications and notices viz. notice ofQuestions, ‘Zero Hour’ notice, Amendment

notice, Resolutions and other Motions notice etc.signed by the member giving the notice; suppliesall type of forms, issues Members’ Identity Cards,

Spouse Identity Card-cum-Railway Passes,Railway Journey Forms, Steamer Journey Forms;provides Lockers to members on ‘first come first

served basis’; and attends to various queries ofmembers and renders general assistance tomembers in regard to parliamentary work.

[Parliamentary Notice Office, Room No. 23

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034610, 23034621,

23017702

E-mail: [email protected]]

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4. Distribution Branch

● Printing and Publication of List of Members,containing Local/Permanent Address andTelephone Nos. of members: A newly electedmember may intimate local/permanentaddress with telephone numbers, which areprinted in the ‘List of Members’. Any changeof address, telephone numbers later maybe intimated to Distribution Branch.

● Bills: The printed copies of the Bills bothGovernment and Private Members aredistributed at local addresses of a member.Members can obtain a copy thereofpersonally also from the Distribution Branch.

● Parliamentary Papers: List of Business,Question Lists, Bulletins (Part I & II), CutMotions, Synopsis of Debates, supplementof Synopsis of Debates, Profiles, Pay Slip,Speeches for correction (Part I and Part II),Starred and Unstarred replies, Publications,Agenda papers of Committees, printedcopies of the notices of amendment to themotion of thanks on the President’s Address(as and when available) and Committeesitting Notices are supplied to membersthrough Distribution Branch.

● List of Members and Council of Ministersare issued through the Publications Counter.

● A member can lodge a complaint with theDistribution Branch for non-receipt/latereceipt of Parliamentary Papers.

[Distribution Branch, Staff GateParliament House AnnexeTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034497, 23034992]

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5. Legislative Branch

● The Legislative Branch processes the notices

of Private Members’ Bills and Private

Members’ Resolutions tabled by members.

In addition, this Branch also provides

secretarial assistance to the Committee on

Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions.

[Legislative Branch-II, Room No. 82

Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034713, 23035115

E-mail: [email protected] ]

6. Research and Information Service

● The Research and Information Division

endeavours to keep members informed on a

continuous basis and brings out Information

Bulletins, Legislative Bulletins, Brochures,

Background Notes, Briefs, Fact Sheets, etc.

for the use of members.

● The Division also brings out several

important publications from time to time

including Practice and Procedure of

Parliament (Kaul and Shakdher) and regular

quarterly periodicals, viz. The Journal of

Parliamentary Information; Digest of Central

Acts; Digest of Legislative and Constitutional

Cases; and IPG Newsletter.

7. Who’s Who Cell — 16th Lok Sabha

● The Who’s Who Cell of the Research and

Information Division of LARRDIS is bringing

out two publications namely: Members of

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16th Lok Sabha: A Brief Introduction and

Who’s Who: 16th Lok Sabha containing the

biographical information about the members

of the 16th Lok Sabha.

● The publications will be compiled on the

basis of the information furnished by

members in the duly filled in proformas.

● The Cell also maintains and updates

[in coordination with Computer (Software)

Unit/NIC] the Members Homepage on the

website www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/

www.loksabha.nic.in

[Who’s Who Cell

Room Nos. F-121 and F-078

Parliament Library Building

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23035051, 23035516,

23034536

E-mail: [email protected] ]

8. Parliament Library

● Parliament Library caters to the information

needs of the members of Parliament.

● Working Hours: The Library remains open

from 1000 hours to 1800 hours on all working

days. During the Session periods, however,

the Library functions from 0900 hours to

1900 hours or till the rising of the Houses,

whichever is later. During Session periods,

the Library also remains open from

1000 hours to 1400 hours on Saturdays/

Sundays/holidays (except on NationalHolidays and on the day of Holi).

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● Collection: Parliament Library is one of the

finest and richest repositories in the country.

The Parliament Library also possesses a rich

collection of over a thousand rare books on

Politics, Law, History, Arts and Painting etc.

● Reading Room Facilities: All latest

newspapers and periodicals in English, Hindi

and regional languages are displayed in the

reading rooms for members of Parliament

in Parliament House as well as Parliament

Library Building. Besides, computers with

internet facility have also been installed in

the Reading Rooms.

● Borrowing Facilities: Parliament Library

extends the facility of borrowing books to

members of Parliament from the Circulation

Counter subject to the provisions of the

Library Rules. The library also has an

arrangement of inter-library loan with

various libraries. In case a book is not

available in the Parliament Library which is

required by members the same may be

acquired from other libraries under this

arrangement.

● Members’ Assistance Counter, PLB: The

Members’ Assistance Counter provides

assistance to the members of Parliament

for their information needs in their day-to-

day parliamentary work. Data of statistical

nature and information readily available in

the published documents are supplied on

the spot while queries which are time

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consuming and need detailed research are

passed on to the Members’ Reference Service

for collection of factual and updated

information.

● Webpage: A separate webpage

(http://164.100.47.134/Plibrary/Home.htm)

has been developed for Parliament Library

which gives comprehensive details about the

activities of various units of Library.

9. Members’ Reference Service

• Members’ Reference Service provides:

(i) On-the-spot references to members from

published documents;

(ii) Reference Notes, Background Notes,

Information Bulletins, Fact Sheets and

Information Folders on topical issues by

anticipating members’ reference needs;

and also prepares bibliographical notes

on important Bills, either pending or

coming up before Parliament.

• Members requiring detailed information on

any subject can send a requisition in writing

to the Reference Wing in the prescribed form

available at the Members’ Assistance Desks,

one located in the Parliament House and

the other in the Parliament Library Building,

indicating precisely the points on which

information is required and the date and

time by which it is to be furnished. They

can also convey their requirements over

telephone or through fax.

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● Facilities also exist for meeting the

information needs of members in Hindi, if

either a specific request is received to that

effect or the requisition from the member

is received in Hindi.

● Online Reference Service: Members can

send their queries online and get the desired

information through e-resources. A large

number of occasional papers are available

on this website and on Intranet in digital

format for online retrieval by members. The

Reference Notes on topical issues are sent

through e-mail to members.

[Reference Division, G-053

‘I’ Block, Parliament Library Building

Telephone No.: (011) 23034652

Fax No.: (011) 23017517

Email: [email protected]]

10. Documentation

● The Documentation Service provides

bibliographic details of the articles on

current topics published in various English

and Hindi Journals, Periodicals andNewspapers received in the Parliament

Library through the fortnightly publications

‘Parliamentary Documentation’ and

‘Sansadiya Pralekhan’.

● The Electronic version of these publications

are sent to members through e-mail.

● Members can access online full text of the

articles published in English Journals and

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Periodicals which are indexed in the

Parliamentary Documentation.

[Documentation Section, Room No. G-059

Parliament Library Building

Telephone No.: (011) 23034843

E-Mail: [email protected] ]

11. Press Clipping

● Press Clipping folders are made available in

the Reading rooms of the Parliament Library.

● Online retrieval of News Clippings of

selected Hindi/English newspapers are

available on Lok Sabha Intranet under

heading “Press Clipping Service (LARRDIS)”.

These clippings can be retrieved through

classification numbers, subjects, keywords,

newspapers and date-wise from the

computers connected in Local Area Network

in the Parliament House Complex.

[Press Clipping Section

Room Nos. FB-075 and FB-079

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034774, 23034849,

23035050E-mail: [email protected] ]

12. Reprography Service

The Library also provides reprography services

to the members and ex-members. In case the

members want some relevant/requisite

information photocopied from a document, the

same can be obtained on payment basis

@ Rs. 1.00 per page from Reprography unit in

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Parliament Library Building and near Members’Reference Desk, Parliament House.

[Reprography Unit, FB-054, ‘I’ Block,Parliament Library BuildingTelephone No.: (011) 23034044

On payment Basis: G-037, ‘A’ Block,Parliament Library BuildingTelephone No.: (011) 23034764

Old Library Hall, Parliament HouseTelephone No.: (011) 23034875]

13. Audio-visual Service

● Audio-Visual Unit is the repository of allaudio-video records of parliamentaryproceedings and parliamentary functions.Members who desire to have the recordingsof their speeches/participations in Lok Sabhaproceedings, recordings of Parliamentaryfunctions such as proceedings of nationaland international ParliamentaryConferences/Seminars/Symposia/Workshops,parliamentary films, LSTV programmes etc.can have copies of these from Audio-VisualUnit on payment basis.

● In addition, Language Learning Courses(Audio and Video cassettes) for learningIndian and foreign languages and audiocassettes of classical instrumental music andpatriotic songs are also available forlistening/viewing.

[Audio-Visual Unit, Room No. G-140Parliament Library BuildingTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034505, 23035347E-mail: [email protected] ]

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14. Parliamentary Museum & Archives

● The Parliament Museum is a high-tech, story-telling museum, which depicts thecontinuum of democratic heritage in India.The Museum has a Resource Centre with afully computerized textual and visualinformation bank.

● The Museum is open every Monday (duringSession period), and Tuesday to Saturdayfrom 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It is located inG-118, (Ground Floor), Parliament LibraryBuilding.

● The Parliamentary Museum & Archives (PMA)Division undertakes the acquisition, storageand preservation of precious records,historical documents and articles connectedwith the origin, growth and functioning ofparliamentary institutions and theConstitution of India.

[Parliamentary Museum & ArchivesRoom Nos. FB-094 and FB-096Parliament Library BuildingTelephone Nos.: (011) 23034131, 23034226Fax No.: (011) 23016580E-mail: [email protected] ]

15. Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training

(BPST)

● The Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and

Training (BPST) seeks to provide

parliamentarians and other stakeholders of

democracy with institutionalized

opportunities for systematic training in the

various disciplines of parliamentary

institutions, processes and procedures.

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● Orientation Programme for members: The

Bureau organizes Orientation Programmes of

about a week’s duration for newly elected

members soon after the constitution of a

new Lok Sabha after the General Elections.

● The Bureau also organizes Lecture Series,

Round Table discussion, Seminars and

specialized Workshops for parliamentarians

on various topics of parliamentary interest

with a view to promoting better appreciation

of the subject.

● Computer Awareness Programme: Computer

Awareness Programmes are organized

periodically by the Bureau to enable

members to make optimum use of computer

facilities which are provided to them by the

Secretariat. The Bureau has state-of-the-art

facilities in its Computer Lab where

members and their personal staff are given

hands-on training.

● Hindi Classes: The Bureau conducts from

time to time Hindi classes for the benefit of

non-Hindi speaking members of Parliament

to enable such members to gain a basic

working knowledge of the national language.

[Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training

(BPST), Room Nos. FB-19, 20, 21

Parliament Library Building

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23035593, 23034895,

23034911, 23034563, 23035017

E-mail: [email protected]: www.bpst.nic.in]

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16. Press and Public Relations

● The Press and Public Relations Wingfacilitates media coverage of variousparliamentary events, activities andfunctions and also maintains liaison with theprint, electronic and online media andvarious publicity organisations.

● The Wing sets up a temporary studio inParliament House for taking photographs ofmembers of Lok Sabha for inclusion in the‘Who’s Who’ of Lok Sabha, Photo Chart andfor use by various Branches/Agencies.

17. Lok Sabha Television

● The Lok Sabha Television, a 24 hour Channel,gives live telecast of the proceedings of theLok Sabha and other significant events inParliament.

● Parliamentarians are invited to participatein different programmes providing them anopportunity to articulate their views onpolitical, economic, social as well asinternational issues.

● The Channel features various interactiveprogrammes of general interest oncontemporary topics. The Channel alsotelecasts various cultural programmes, filmsand documentaries on our heritage, beliefs,traditions, music and dance.

[Chief Executive, Lok Sabha Television

F-004, Parliament Library Building

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23035004, 23035005]

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18. Simultaneous Interpretation Service

● A Member may make a speech in any of the

following other Indian languages provided

the member gives a notice to that effect at

least half-an-hour in advance to the officer

at the Table in order to enable the

Interpreter concerned to take position in

the Interpreters’ Booth: (i) Assamese;

(ii) Bengali; (iii) Gujarati; (iv) Kannada;

(v) Maithili; (vi) Malayalam; (vii) Manipuri;

(viii) Marathi; (ix) Nepali; (x) Odia;

(xi) Punjabi; (xii) Sanskrit; (xiii) Tamil;

(xiv) Telugu; and (xv) Urdu.

[Simultaneous Interpretation Service

Room Nos. 142 and 148, Parliament House

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034968, 23035080

and 23035452]

19. Welfare Branch

● Welfare Branch extends all the facilities

under the CGHS to the sitting members of

Lok Sabha.

● These facilities include:—Issue of CGHS

Cards; Issue of Permission Letters to the

members of Parliament for obtaining Tests/

Treatment for themselves/their dependants,

advised by any Government Doctor, from

any CGHS approved Diagnostic Centre/

Hospitals; Grant of Ex-Post facto sanction

for any treatment obtained by members of

Parliament/their dependants from any

Private Hospitals (whether recognised/

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unrecognised by the CGHS) in an emergency;

and any other medical related assistance/query are also dealt with Welfare Branch.

[Welfare Branch, Basement

Behind Post Office, Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034515, 23034611]

20. Membership of Indian Parliamentary Group

● The Indian Parliamentary Group acts as alink between the Parliament of India andthe various Parliaments of the world.

● Membership of the Indian ParliamentaryGroup is open to all members of Parliamentand ex-members of Parliament.

● A member of Parliament can become a lifemember of the Group on payment of lifesubscription of Rs. 500/-.

● Members of Parliament desirous of joiningthe Group may send an application togetherwith the life subscription to theSecretary-General of Lok Sabha (who is theex-officio Secretary-General of the Group),Parliament House, New Delhi in theprescribed form available in theParliamentary Notice Office of Lok Sabhaand Rajya Sabha and also in the ConferenceBranch of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

[Conference Branch, Room No. 338Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034043, 23034340,

23034338, 23034333E-mail: [email protected]]

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CHAPTER IV

COMMITTEE ON MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

● With a view to assisting the members in resolving

the problems faced by them in their Districts/

States in the smooth implementation of the

MPLAD Scheme, an ad hoc Committee on the

MPLADS (Lok Sabha) consisting of 24 members

nominated by the Speaker, Lok Sabha is

constituted every year.

● The main functions of the Committee are:

(a) to monitor and review periodically the

performance and problems in implementation

of the MPLAD Scheme (Lok Sabha); (b) to

consider complaints of members of Lok Sabha

in regard to the Scheme; and (c) to perform

such other functions in respect of the MPLAD

Scheme as may be assigned to it by the Speaker

from time to time.

● Under the Members of Parliament Local Area

Development Scheme (MPLADS) each member

could recommend to the concerned District

Authority developmental works to the tune of

Rs. 5 crore per annum to be taken up within

constituency.

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● All the information pertaining to the

implementation of the Scheme including release

of funds is available in the official website of

the Scheme viz. www.mplads.nic.in

[Committee on Members of Parliament Local

Area Development Scheme, Room No. 603

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034013, 23034739

E-mail: [email protected]]

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CHAPTER V

FACILITIES TO EX-MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

(i) Pension: Every person who has served as amember of the Provisional Parliament or eitherHouse of Parliament for any period is entitledto pension at the rate of Rs. 20,000/-per month with effect from 18 May 2009.Where any person has served the Parliamentfor a period exceeding five years, the membershall be entitled for an additional pension atthe rate of Rs. 1,500/- per month for everyyear in excess of five years.

Where an ex-member is also entitled to anyother pension which is outside the purview ofSalary, Allowances and Pension of members ofParliament Act, 1954 (MSA Act), the membershall be entitled to receive the pension asex-member in addition to such other pension.

(ii) Family pension to spouse/dependent ofdeceased member/Ex-member: The spouseor dependent of a deceased member/ex-member is entitled for the remaining periodof life to receive family pension equal toone-half of the pension otherwise admissibleto the deceased member/ex-member at thetime of death. The dependent shall get familypension subject to fulfilment of conditions asstipulated in Section 2(aa) of the MSA Act. Ifthe spouse/dependent is entitled to any otherpension under MSA Act, she/he will not be

entitled to receive family pension.

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(iii) Rail Travel Facility: An ex-member is entitled

to travel in any train in air-conditioned two-tier class along with a companion or inair-conditioned first class if member travelsalone, on the strength of Ex-MP identity cardissued by Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

(iv) Steamer Facility: An ex-member of Parliamentwho had represented Andaman and NicobarIslands or Lakshadweep is entitled to travelby the highest class of accommodation in anysteamer sailing between the Andaman andNicobar Islands or Lakshadweep, as the casemay be, and from Islands to mainland in Indiaon the strength of authorization issued to thiseffect by Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

(v) Medical Facility: Central Government HealthScheme is applicable to ex-members residingin cities covered by CGHS on payment ofcontribution at the same rate as they werepaying as member of Parliament. This facilityis obtained by ex-member direct fromDirector-General (CGHS), Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, Government of India,New Delhi.

(vi) Library Facility: Ex-members of Parliamentmay borrow books from the Parliament Libraryon depositing a security of Rs. 500/- with theBudget and Payment Branch of the Lok SabhaSecretariat.

(vii) Membership of IPG: Ex-members of Parliamentmay become Associate Members of the Indian

Parliamentary Group (IPG) for life by making

a one-time deposit of Rs. 500/-.

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Facilities to Members of Pre-maturely Dissolved

Lok Sabha

● If a Lok Sabha is dissolved pre-maturely, the

members of the dissolved Lok Sabha are entitled

to consume the unutilized telephone calls,

electricity units and water units from the date

of dissolution of the Lok Sabha to the

constitution of subsequent Lok Sabha.

● Further, a member re-elected in subsequent

Lok Sabha, is entitled to adjust the excess

telephone calls, electricity/water units

consumed during the intervening period from

the quota for the first year of the subsequent

Lok Sabha.

[Members Salaries and Allowances

(MSA) Branch, Room No. 405, Fourth Floor

Parliament House Annexe

Telephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407

E-mail: [email protected]]

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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Speaker 23017795, 23017914, 23792927 (Fax)

Deputy Speaker 23017455, 23034675

Secretary-General 23017465, 23034255

Airlines 23017670, 23034735

Centralised Pass Issue Cell 23034672, 23035073

Distribution Branch 23034992, 23034497

First Aid Post (PH) 23017275, 23034617

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. 23034520, 23014477, 23034040

Medical Centre (PHA) 23034500, 23034100

Members Salaries & 23034405, 23034407

Allowances Branch

Members Services Branch 23034452, 23034402

Parliamentary Notice Office 23034610

Pay and Accounts Office 23034302

Post Office (PH) 23017346

Post Office (PHA) 23014121

Railways 23017369, 23034741

Reception (PH) 23034632, 23034634, 23034636

Reception (PHA) 23034106, 23034122 (Fax)

Reception (PLB) 23035020, 23035072

Roadways 23868709 (ISBT)

State Bank of India (PH) 23034653, 23017717, 23012647

State Bank of India (PHA) 23034241, 23034477, 23792542 (Fax)

INDEX

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INDEX

Accommodation

Guest, 6, 17

Licence Fee, 5, 6

Regular, 5

Rent, 5, 6, 7

Transit, 5

Allowances

Constituency, 1

Daily, 1

Office Expenses, 2

Travelling, 2-4

Army Disposal Vehicles, 20

Audio-Visual Service

Instrumental Music, 35

Language Learning Courses (Audio & Video

Cassettes), 35

Parliamentary Functions, 35

Parliamentary Proceedings, 35

Patriotic Songs, 35

Banking Facilities

ATMs, 17-18

Lockers, 17-18

State Bank of India, 17-18

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Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST)

Computer Awareness Programmes, 37

Hindi Classes, 37

Lecture Series, 37

Orientation Programmes, 37

Seminars, 37

Workshops, 37

Car Parking Labels, 13

Catering Service

Coffee Board, 21

Delhi Milk Scheme, 21

North Avenue, 21-22

Refreshment Rooms, 20-21

South Avenue, 21-22

Tea Board, 21

Western Court Hostel, 21-22

Centralised Pass Issue Cell, 13, 14, 15

Community Centres, 24

Complaints, 19, 41

Computer (HW & SW) Management Branch, 12

Computers

Entitlement, 11

Payment/Reimbursement, 11-12

Procurement, 12

Constitution Club, 24-25

Conveyance, 10

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Distribution, 28

Facilities for Spouses, 3-4, 16, 43

Facilities on Pre-Maturely Dissolved Lok Sabha, 44

Facilities to Ex-Members

IPG Life Membership, 44

Library Membership, 44

Medical Facilities, 44

Pension/Family Pension, 44

Travelling, 44

Furniture, 6-7

Gazette of India, 24

Greeting Cards, 23

Identity Cards, 3

Important Telephone Numbers, 46

Income-Tax Facilities, 10-11

Indian Parliamentary Group, 40

Information and Legislative Bulletins, 29, 32

Issue of Passes

Central Hall, 14

Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery, 15

PA/PS, 14

Special Gallery, 15

Visitors’ Gallery—Same day, Next day, 14

Journeys

Air Journey, 3

Return Journey, 2

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Kendriya Bhandar, 22

LPG Service, 19

Legislative Branch, 29

Lok Sabha Intranet, 34

Lok Sabha Television

Cultural Programmes, 38

Documentaries, 38

Films, 38

Participation, 38

Medical Facilities

Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), 9,39

First Aid, 9

Medical Centre, 9-10

Members Homepage, 30

Members of Parliament Local Area DevelopmentScheme

Committee on Members of Parliament Local AreaDevelopment Scheme (MPLADS), 41-42

Developmental Work, 41

Members’ Query Booth, 12

Parliament Library

Borrowing Books, 31

Collection, 31

Hours, 30

Members Assistance, 31-32

Parliament Museum, 36

Parliamentary Documentation, 33-34

Parliamentary Notice Office

Communications and Notices, 25

Forms, 27

Steel Lockers, 22-23

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Parliamentary Papers, 23, 28

Passport, 18

Payments of TA/DA, 26

Pension, 43

Physically Incapacitated Members

Air, 4

Rail, 4

Road, 4

Travelling, 4

Post Offices, 25

Press and Public Relations, 38

Press Clipping, 34

Publications Counter, 23

Publications

Digest of Central Acts, 29

Digest of Legislative and Constitutional

Cases, 29

IPG Newsletter, 29

The Journal of Parliamentary Information, 29

List of Members, 28

Practice and Procedure of Parliament, 29

Who’s Who, 29-30

RF Tags

Personal — Member, Spouse, 13

Vehicle, 13

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Reference Service

Online References, 33

On-the-spot-References, 32

Reprography, 34-35

Research & Information Division, 29

Salary, 1

Sales Branch, 23

Security, 19-20

Simultaneous Interpretation, 39

Sofa Covers/Curtains, 6

Stationery, 2, 23

Steel Lockers, 22-23

Stenographic and Typing Assistance, 2, 25, 27

Telephones

3G Facility/3G Package, 8

Guest Houses, 5

Local Calls, 7

MTNL/BSNL, 5

Temporary Connections, 5

Transport and Travel Facilities

Air, 2, 3, 17

Ferry Vehicles, 16

Rail, 2, 3, 16

Steamer, 27, 44

Taxis and Scooters, 16

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Water and Electricity

Bills, 8, 19

Excess Consumption, 8

NDMC, 18

Web page, 32

Welfare Branch, 39